Essays about: "political speech linguistic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words political speech linguistic.
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1. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. READ MORE
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2. The Ideological Republic of Iran : Tracing ideology in three public speeches
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : This thesis examines the construction of ideology in three public speeches held by the Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani. Shamkhani’s position makes him one of the most powerful public officials in Iran, with vast influence over domestic and international security matters, including over Iran’s nuclear negotiations. READ MORE
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3. Metaphors of populists – A cognitive linguistic study of conceptual metaphors in political speeches by Donald J. Trump and Nigel Farage
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the use of conceptual metaphors in political speeches by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Conceptual metaphor theory is applied as the framework for the study. Metaphorical linguistic expressions are identified with help of the method Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP). READ MORE
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4. Canonising Culture: Collective Identity Construction in the Denmark Canon
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Inspired by what appears to be a nationalist turn in cultural policy-making across Europe, this thesis is concerned with the recent upsurge in the canonisation of Danish culture as it seems to somewhat contradict the cultural policy priorities pursued by the supranational and intergovernmental bodies of which Denmark is a member. The purpose of the research is to investigate how collective identity is constructed in the Denmark Canon. READ MORE
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5. Pronoun Usage in the State of the Union Address and Weekly Addresses by Donald Trump : A Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics Approach
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/EngelskaAbstract : In the modern world of politics, convincing the audience is the key to democratically gain power in society—and the amount of power politicians gain depends on how convincing they are. In this competitive domain, elites use discourse not only to persuade the audience, but also to manipulate the audience. READ MORE